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Senate passes measure to include Indian Country in tourism plans (April 27, 2016)

The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act) does something simple but it could lead to big economic development gains for Native communities across the nation.

Amanda Blackhorse to deliver Haskell University commencement keynote (April 27, 2016)

The Navajo Nation citizen is well known for her fight against racist mascots in sports.

Mark Trahant: Tribes endorse Native candidates for US Congress (April 27, 2016)

Do political endorsements from tribes matter? Absolutely.

Cronkite News: Tribes support more protections at Grand Canyon (April 27, 2016)

Tribal leaders joined Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) urging President Barack Obama to designate 1.7 million acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument, bypassing Congress in the process.

Former comptroller of Crow Tribe accused of embezzling $28K (April 27, 2016)

Karla Elizabeth MacCatherine allegedly stole the money between February 2013 and August 2014, when she left her position with the tribe.

Eastern Cherokee group hails Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act (April 27, 2016)

A grassroots group called Common Sense Cannabis has been advocating for marijuana as a health aide on the reservation.

John Thune: Tribal citizens suffer at hands of Indian Health Service (April 27, 2016)

For years now, patients on Indian reservations in the Great Plains area have been receiving substandard medical care.

Gabe Galanda: A moral responsibility to stop tribal disenrollment (April 27, 2016)

An increasing number of tribes -- as many as 15% of all federally recognized tribes -- are destroying themselves and taking the lives of their own people.

Congress set to pass bill to declare bison as national mammal (April 27, 2016)

H.R.2908, the National Bison Legacy Act, recognizes the efforts of the Intertribal Buffalo Council in restoring bison to tribal homelands.

Chippewa Cree Tribe and FBI investigate theft of drugs at clinic (April 27, 2016)

Surveillance footage shows two people who stole medications that could be dangerous and even deadly if consumed.

Leader of Fort Peck Tribes blames baby's death on drug abuse (April 27, 2016)

Chairman Floyd Azure is promising to take more action to address drug abuse in the wake of Kenzley Olson's death.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton moving closer to nominations (April 27, 2016)

Democrat Hillary Clinton has all but secured her party's nomination while Republican Donald Trump is getting closer to his goal.

Brandon Ecoffey: David 'Bull Dawg' Michaud represents the Oglala Lakota Nation (April 27, 2016)

It is safe to say that the majority of the Oglala Lakota Nation would like to see David 'Bull Dawg' Michaud enter the Octagon in Sioux Falls on July 13.

Lakota Country Times: Pine Ridge artist gains national recognition (April 27, 2016)

One Lakota artist is beginning to reap the benefits of over twenty years of work having landed the cover of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Magazine.

Native Sun News: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe aims to stop pipeline (April 27, 2016)

Volunteers at a spirit camp erected here to block the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline announce that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has met their demand for scheduling public hearings on the project in Indian Country.

Vernice Moncooyea Willis: Bernie Sanders deserves our support (April 27, 2016)

Bernie Sanders is the only candidate to address the issues of all Americans doing their part to help this country survive.

Jennifer Denetdale: University must stop celebrating genocide (April 27, 2016)

The UNM symbol that celebrates its Hispanic and American frontier history was crafted in the era when the U.S. was in turmoil over civil rights, gender inequalities, and Indigenous rights.
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